It’s been said before, but it bears repeating. If the left had been one-tenth as observant and critical of Obama as they are Trump, their party probably wouldn’t have lost so badly in 2016. Instead of learning from those mistakes, they have fully committed to panic. They spew vitriol on everything proposed by the right, and they have absolutely no plan to move forward. Despite the popular narrative, the Democrats are in the worst political shape of their long history. Let’s take a look at the full scope of the problems they face and see how unlikely it is that they can recover.
The Lack of Leadership
When you try to think of who is at the helm of the Democrats right now, no strong names come to mind. Hillary is basically out of the political arena forever. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have both fallen from their pedestals and been exposed as run of the mill, corrupt politicians.
In fact, as of now there are no definitive names in the hat for the next presidential election. Most analysts think the left will have to choose from anywhere between 10 and 17 candidates in the 2020 primaries. The lack of leadership is obvious in everything the left is doing right now. All they can hope for is to stall Republican efforts until they can right the ship. Whether or not that is a real possibility is still up in the air.
2018 Elections
The biggest problem for the left is that they have no time to find central leadership. The next round of elections is a year away, and the Senate race is already stacked in favor of Republicans. There will be 33 seats up for reelection. Of those, 2 are Independent, 8 are held by Republicans and 23 are currently Democrat. This means the Democrats have a lot more to lose in the next cycle.
Even if the parties were on even footing, the left would have to hold all 23 of their seats and flip half of the 10 that are available to take a Senate majority. That is incredibly unlikely. Worse for the left, there current political impotence makes it painfully likely that they will lose ground in the Senate. If that happens, you can expect Trump’s latter two years in office to be astoundingly productive.
The House is a different story. Since every seat is available, it’s likely that some of the Republican seats will lose. If both parties see a majority of incumbent victories, it’ll still favor the left, and it’s hard to imagine a scenario where the Republican House majority won’t slide towards the left.
That said, the current state of the Democrats will make a House majority remain highly unlikely. This is devastating for their side. They are at risk of giving a Republican president a full four years of Congressional majority. It’s also worth noting that historically speaking, the House usually swings to the opposite party in intermediate election cycles. If this doesn’t happen, it will just confirm the strong indicators that the Democrats are in danger of collapsing as a party.
The Shenanigans
This brings us to the state of things today. The left has no leadership, no strong platforms and no plan of action. All they can do right now is dig in their heels and obstruct Republican progress as strongly as possible. They are doubling down on demonizing political opposition, and that makes it even more impossible for them to win right-leaning voters. Instead, the Democrats are desperate to appeal to the Progressives. If they don’t, they risk losing roughly a third of their voting mass, and it is not a fracture the party could survive.
Unfortunately for the left, this forces them to further alienate anyone on the fringe or in the middle. American conservatives have learned to see through these media blitzes, and they are losing effect. The current trends suggest that Trump will be re-elected in 2020, and he stands a strong chance of maintaining Republican majorities for that term as well.
You are only going to hear bad news and attacks on the right from the mainstream media. It’s the only option left to them. Despite that, it is the Democratic Party that is actually in dire straits, and the next two rounds of elections will expose it. When they lose again, you can expect to see a complete overhaul of the part, or it will die for good.
~ American Liberty Report
